BREAKING News: Harare City's PSL status confirmed

[Posted 16 Mar 2012][By Brighton Mupangavanhu]

The ZIFA Appeals Committee which met in the capital on Friday 16 March to handle the appeal involving AMC Footbal Club and Harare City, a decision which was always going to have ramifications for the PSL status of Harare City.

The decision handed down by the committee comprising Tererai Gunje, Tim Sangarwe and Pepukai Mabundu ruled as follows:

"We accordingly order as follows:

That the appeal be and is hereby dismissed with no order as to costs.

That the respondent, Harare City Football Club, be and is hereby declared the winners of the ZNRSL for the 2011 season, and thus promoted to the Premier soccer League."

The decision means that Harare City can continue with their preparations for the beginnin of the 16-team Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season, due to begin later this month.

Hard Body from Gweru's PSL status was recently confirmed in the same breadth.

The above decision was released in a statement from the Zifa Communications Office headed by Nicky Dhlamini, the association's Communications Manager.

In Zimbabwean football, divisions lower than the PSL are under the direct supervision of ZIFA, unlike in other leagues like South Africa where a seamless approach is followed wherein the PSL takes charge of promotional matters of the leagues which come immediately after the topflight.

There has been what other have labelled chaos in Division one 2011 promotional races in various regions. The boardroom struggles threatened to affect the beginning of the PSL season.

It seems like the PSL can now heave a huge sigh of relief following the Appeals Committee decision regarding rhe Harare City PSL status.